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October 1981 Iranian presidential election
The
Iranian presidential election
of
October 1981
, took place on
2 October
1981
, after the
assassination
of
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
, the previous
President of Iran
, during the
interim
premiership
of
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
. It led to the
uncontested
victory of
Ali Khamenei
.
Campaign
Candidates
Ali Akbar Parvaresh
,
Hassan Ghafourifard
and
Reza Zavare'i
publicly
endorsed Khamenei for
president
, stating they will
vote
for him on
television
.
Results